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Steward prepping to sell physician network

Steward Health Care System is preparing to sell its physician network to OptumCare, a subsidiary of health care giant UnitedHealth Group, according to documents filed in Massachusetts. The state’s Health Policy Commission received notices Tuesday about the sale of Stewardship Health ...

Boardman students cook up healthy choices

BOARDMAN — Yanelis Sierra’s three favorite foods begin with a “G,” an “S” and a “C,” but they are far from graham crackers, sausage and chips. “It’s important to eat healthy because you have a lot of nutrients in your body. I eat pretty well at home, too,” Yanelis, a ...

Youngstown schools, board member earn kudos

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Board of Education celebrated some good news at its regular meeting. Superintendent Jeremy Batchelor announced six buildings across the district earned state awards for significant improvement, and board member Brenda Kimble had been acknowledged by her peers ...

Hubbard students glow with excitement for eclipse

HUBBARD — Hubbard Elementary School students celebrated the upcoming eclipse Wednesday by creating eclipse glow art. Art teacher Megan Marino said she made her students’ art glow by blacking out windows, using ultraviolet lights and neon art supplies. She also told her students to ...

Struthers resident gets prison for child pornography offenses

YOUNGSTOWN — Judge Anthony D’Apolito of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court said he was thinking about sending Kyle A. Trimacco, 19, of West Fifth Street in Struthers, to prison for more than the prosecution-recommended three years. But the “mitigation” he heard and read about ...

Mayor trims proposed safety campus costs; $1.5M design plan backed

YOUNGSTOWN — With most city council members objecting to spending $3 million in American Rescue Plan funds to hire an architect for a potential safety campus, the administration convinced them to a scaled-down $1.5 million project. Council voted 7-0 Tuesday on the reduced plan that allows ...